Police Say One Man Survived Air India Plane Crash That Killed At Least 200

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British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say

A man survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people, a police chief has told an Indian news agency. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI there was one survivor who was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight - a seat the flight manifest shared by authorities said was British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh. His cousin in Leicester, Ajay Valgi, told the BBC that Mr Ramesh called his family to say he was "fine" but he does not know the whereabouts of his brother, Ajay who was also on the plane. Video shared on social media showed Mr Ramesh walking towards an ambulance, with smoke billowing in the background.

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Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashes after take-off

A London-bound Air India plane with 242 people on board crashed shortly after take-off in India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, erupting in a fireball after it came down on a densely populated part of the city. Police said there appeared to be just one survivor from the crash, which was also believed to have killed many people on the ground. The plane collided with a hostel used by local doctors. The aircraft's tail was left sticking out of the building. According to air traffic control at Ahmedabad airport, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed at 1.39pm (12.09pm UAE time) from runway 23. It gave a “mayday” call, but there was no response after that.

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Miracle passenger survives Air India plane crash that killed over 200 people: ‘There were bodies all around me’

A British passenger appears to have miraculously survived the deadly Air India plane crash that killed more than 200 people Thursday, according to local officials and video of him walking away relatively unscathed. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11A when the Boeing 787-8 crashed into a residential neighborhood Thursday afternoon, is recovering in the hospital, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI news. He was found limping in the street amid the carnage after the passenger plane went down just moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport, the Hindustan Times said. “When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me,” the 40-year-old said from a hospital bed. “Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.”

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Man Says He Somehow Survived Air India Plane Crash and Described the Tragedy from His Hospital Bed
One person has survived the fatal Air India plane crash that happened shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, according to reports. The individual has been identified in media reports as 40-year-old British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. The Ahmedabad Police commissioner has claimed that one person survived the Air India Flight AI171 crash on Thursday, June 12.
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Man says he’s the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash
Indian officials say one person survived the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad. Indian media say he’s U.K. citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
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Miracle Air India crash passenger from UK survives fireball that killed hundreds
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was travelling home from a holiday visiting family. He was sitting in seat 11A of the Gatwick-bound flight when it took off from Ahmedabad. The British national suffered "impact injuries" on his chest, eyes and feet.
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One survivor reported to be British on board Air India crash
One survivor reported to be British on board Air India crash. There were 53 British travellers confirmed to be on the flight. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area. The Hindustan Times has shared quotes from a British national, 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
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Moment British Air India survivor walks away from horror fireball crash
Brit believed to have survived Air India crash seen walking away from horrific scene. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was on the plane seated in 11A and is now in hospital. He has reportedly suffered "impact injuries" on his chest, eyes and feet. He was in India for a few days to visit family.
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Plane Carrying Hundreds Of Passengers Crashes Moments After Takeoff In India, One Man Reportedly Survives
A U.K.-bound plane carrying 242 passengers and leaving India crashed moments after takeoff Thursday. One man reportedly survived by jumping out of the plane. The flight was operated by Air India and departed Ahmedabad Airport around 1:38 p.m. local time. The plane was arranged to land at Gatwick Airport.
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Air India Plane Crash: One Surviving Passenger Reportedly Found Alive
The passenger in seat 11A has been identified as British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh by local outlets. The flight carrying 242 people bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in the city of Ahmedabad on June 12. The passenger has not been located at this time.
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Amazing footage shows survivor of Air India flight walking away from wreckage
Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh miraculously survived the horror crash. Footage shows miracle Brit survivor of Air India flight walking away from wreckage. He was in India for a few days to visit his family and was going back to the UK. His brother Ajay is feared to have tragically died in the crash.
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